Collection Holdings native to Brazil Northeast:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Ruellieae
- Ruellia affinis
- Brazil (Bahia)
Amaranthaceae
Subfamily Gomphrenoideae
Tribe Gomphreneae
- Alternanthera brasiliana
- West Indies to Brazil
Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Griffineae
- Worsleya procera
- eastern Brazil
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Hippeastreae
- Habranthus robustus
- E. & S. Brazil to NE. Argentina
Anacardiaceae
Subfamily Anacardioideae
- Anacardium occidentale
- northeastern Brazil
Apiaceae
Subfamily Mackinlayoideae
- Centella asiatica
- Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia
Apocynaceae
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Asclepiadeae
- Asclepias curassavica
- Trop. America
Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
Tribe Plumerieae
- Allamanda cathartica
- South America
Araceae
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Caladieae
- Syngonium podophyllum
- Mexico to Trop. America
- Xanthosoma sagittifolium
- Costa Rica to S. Trop. America
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Dieffenbachieae
- Dieffenbachia amoena cv.
- tropical Americas
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Philodendreae
- Philodendron ornatum
- Trinidad-Tobago to S. Trop. America
- Philodendron pedatum
- S. Trop. America
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Pisteae
- Pistia stratiotes
- Pantropical
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Spathicarpeae
- Spathicarpa hastifolia
- Brazil to N. Argentina
Subfamily Lemnoideae
- Lemna minor
- Cosmopolitan
- Spirodela punctata
- Trop. America to C. Chile
- Wolffia columbiana
- N & S America
Subfamily Monsteroideae
Tribe Monstereae
- Monstera adansonii
- S. Mexico to Trop. America
Subfamily Pothoideae
Tribe Anthurieae
- Anthurium gracile
- Brazil: Bahia
- Anthurium scandens
- Mexico to Trop. America
Arecaceae
Subfamily Arecoideae
Tribe Euterpeae
- Euterpe edulis
- Brazil to Argentina (Misiones)
Aristolochiaceae
Subfamily Aristolchioideae
Tribe Aristolochieae
- Aristolochia gigantea
- Panama
- Aristolochia littoralis
- Brazil
- Aristolochia ringens
- northern South America, naturalized in Central America & Caribbean
Asteraceae
Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Heliantheae
- Sphagneticola trilobata
- West Indies, central America and northern South America
- Acmella oleracea
- Brazil
Bignoniaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Bignonieae
- Adenocalymma comosum
- E. & S. Brazil
- Dolichandra unguis-cati
- Mexico to Trop. America
- Pyrostegia venusta
- Mexico to S. Trop. America
Bixaceae
- Bixa orellana
- Tropical America
Bromeliaceae
Subfamily Bromelioideae
- Acanthostachys strobilacea
- Brazil to Argentina (Misiones)
- Ananas bracteatus `Striatus'
- Ecuador and E. Brazil to NE. Argentina
- Ananas comosus
- Costa Rica to S. Trop. America
- Billbergia porteana
- Brazil to Paraguay
- Billbergia pyramidalis
- Windward Is. to N. & E. Brazil
- Cryptanthus bivittatus
- Brazil (Pernambuco)
- Cryptanthus cf. seidelianus
- Brazil (Bahia) (endemic)
- Neoregelia cruenta
- Brazil (SE. Bahia to São Paulo)
- Nidularium innocentii
- Brazil (E. Bahia to Rio Grande do Sul)
- Portea petropolitana
- SE. Brazil (to Bahia)
Subfamily Tillandsioideae
- Tillandsia bulbosa
- Trop. America
- Tillandsia graomogolensis
- Brazil
- Tillandsia recurvata
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
- Tillandsia tenuifolia Emerald Forest
- Caribbean to N. Argentina
- Tillandsia usneoides
- USA
W/C
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Peru
W/C
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Dominican Republic
W/C
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
Cactaceae
Subfamily Cactoideae
Tribe Cereeae
- Melocactus ernestii
- Brazil
Subfamily Cactoideae
Tribe Phyllocacteae
- Epiphyllum phyllanthus
- central & south America
W/C
Subfamily Cactoideae
Tribe Rhipsalideae
- Hatiora cylindrica
- Brazil
- Rhipsalis oblonga
- Brazil
Subfamily Opuntioideae
Tribe Opuntieae
- Opuntia brasiliensis
- Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Argentina
Cannaceae
- Canna indica
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
W/C
- Canna indica
- S. America. W. Indies.
Capparaceae
- Quadrella cyanophallophora
- caribbean and s. Florida
Commelinaceae
Subfamily Commelinoideae
Tribe Tradescantieae
- Dichorisandra thyrsiflora
- E. & S. Brazil
Convolvulaceae
Subfamily Convolvuloideae
Tribe Cresseae
- Evolvulus glomeratus
- Brazil, Paraguay
Costaceae
- Chamaecostus cuspidatus
- Brazil
- Costus scaber
- Mexico to Trop. America
Cyperaceae
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Cypereae
- Cyperus brevifolia
- Trop. & Subtrop.
Dioscoreaceae
- Dioscorea dodecaneura
- S. Trop. America
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Jatropheae
- Jatropha curcas
- Mexico to Trop. America
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Manihoteae
- Manihot esculenta
- W. South America to Brazil
Fabaceae
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Phaseoleae
- Rhynchosia phaseoloides
- South America
- Erythrina crista-galli
- S. America - Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay.
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Acacieae
- Vachellia farnesiana
- widely naturalized, but probably native to S. USA and Mexico
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Ingeae
- Inga edulis
- central and south America
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Mimoseae
- Mimosa pudica
- widespread in central & south America, naturalized elsewhere
Haemodoraceae
Subfamily Haemodoroideae
- Xiphidium caeruleum
- S. Mexico to Trop. America
Lentibulariaceae
- Utricularia gibba
- Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
Lythraceae
Subfamily Lythroideae
Tribe Nesaeeae
- Heimia salicifolia
- tropical America
Malpighiaceae
- Stigmaphyllon ciliatum
- tropical America
Malvaceae
Subfamily Bombacoideae
Tribe Adansonieae
- Ceiba pentandra
- tropical America; also found in western tropical Africa
- Ceiba speciosa
- Brazil & Argentina, but cultivated throughout tropics
- Pachira glabra
- Brazil
Subfamily Malvoideae
Tribe Hibisceae
- Pavonia strictiflora
- Brazil (Bahia)
Marantaceae
- Ctenanthe setosa
- Brazil
- Goeppertia zebrina
- Brazil (Bahia to Santa Catarina)
- Maranta cristata
- E. Brazil
W/C
- Maranta leuconeura
- Brazil
- Stromanthe thalia
- Brazil (Bahia to Paraná)
- Thalia geniculata
- Trop. Africa, SE. U.S.A. to Trop. America
Myrtaceae
Subfamily Myrtoideae
Tribe Myrteae
- Eugenia brasiliensis
- E. & S. Brazil
- Eugenia uniflora
- E. & S. Brazil to S. South America
- Psidium cattleianum
- E. & S. Brazil to NE. Uruguay
- Psidium guajava
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
Nyctaginaceae
- Bougainvillea spectabilis
- Brazil
Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Cymbidieae
- Mormolyca rufescens
- tropical America
- Lockhartia lunifera
- E. & S. Brazil
- Miltonia flavescens
- Brazil to Argentina (Misiones)
- Gongora quinquenervis var uncinata
- Colombia to Peru and Brazil
- Stanhopea grandiflora
- tropical South America
- Stanhopea lietzei
- Brazil
- Zygopetalum maculatum
- Southern Brazil - Minas Gerais to Rio Grande do Sul
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Epidendreae
- Epidendrum rigidum
- I. Socorro, S. Florida, Trop. America
- Laelia tenebrosa
- Brazil
- Masdevallia infracta
- Brazil to Bolivia
- Specklinia grobyi
- S. Mexico to S. Trop. America
Subfamily Orchidoideae
Tribe Cranchideae
Subfamily Orchidoideae
Tribe Cranichideae
- Prescottia plantaginifolia
- Brazil
Oxalidaceae
- Oxalis fruticosa
- Brazil
- Oxalis triangularis
- South America
Passifloraceae
Subfamily Passifloroideae
Tribe Passifloreae
- Passiflora coriacea
- Mexico to Bolivia
Phytolaccaceae
- Rivina humilis
- S. US & trop America
Piperaceae
Subfamily Piperoideae
- Peperomia obtusifolia
- tropical America and S. Florida
- Piper arboreum
- South America
Poaceae
Subfamily Bambusoideae
Tribe Olyreae
- Eremitis sp.
- Brazil
Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Paniceae
- Stenotaphrum secundatum
- SE. U.S.A. to E. & S. South America, W. Trop. Africa to Chad
Polypodiaceae
Subfamily Polypodioideae
Tribe non-grammitid ferns
- Serpocaulon meniscifolium
- Brazil
W/C
Pontederiaceae
- Eichhornia crassipes
- Amazon basin; widespread invasive elsewhere
Pteridaceae
Subfamily Vittarioideae
- Adiantum macrophyllum
- tropical Central and South America, Caribbean
Rhizophoraceae
Subfamily
Tribe Rhizophoreae
- Rhizophora mangle
- tropical America
Rubiaceae
Subfamily Ixoroideae
Tribe Gardenieae
- Rosenbergiodendron longiflorum
- S. Trop. America
Subfamily Ixoroideae
Tribe Posoquerieae
- Posoqueria longiflora
- S. Trop. America
Subfamily Rubioideae
Tribe Coussareeae
- Coccocypselum cordifolium
- Costa Rica
- Coccocypselum hirsutum
- tropical America
Subfamily Rubioideae
Tribe Psychotrieae
- Carapichea ipecacuanha
- Nicaragua to Brazil
Salviniaceae
- Salvinia auriculata
- Tropical America
Solanaceae
Subfamily Nicotianoideae
- Nicotiana glauca
- s. Bolivia, n. Argentina
Talinaceae
- Talinum paniculatum
- southern US toSouth America
Urticaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Urticeae
- Urera baccifera
- American tropics and into the subtropics
Verbenaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Lantaneae
- Lantana montevidensis
- S. Trop. America
Subfamily
Tribe Petreae
- Petrea volubilis
- Florida, Mexico to Trop. America
Vitaceae
Subfamily Vitoideae
- Cissus verticillata
- northern South America
W/C = Wild Collected
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= accession added within past 90 days
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